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Sam is good

5.0 stars

Anonymous review posted onSeptember 12, 2016

Sam helped us after a car accident last year. He is very attentive and kept us informed all through the settlement process. His knowledge and experience in personal injury law helped us from aggressive insurance company settler. His emails are especially well written. It is very hard to find any lawyer with such dedication to clients interest.

Excellent Attorney

5.0 stars

Posted by Jeanette September 6, 2016

I highly recommend Sam Elder if you are in need of an auto accident attorney. Sam helped ease any concerns I had and helped me through the process every step of the way. He was excellent in representing me. I would definitely hire him again if I ever am in need.

Reliable and smart person

5.0 stars

Posted by Yuko July 6, 2016

While insurance company wanted to close my case with very small amount of settlement $, Sam worked very hard for my case even though it looked simple and not serious car accident from outside, he tried to understand how much suffer i'd been through mentally as well as physical pain.
I believed I deservedon't more than what insurance company offered, and I was saved by Sam, it ended up with good amount of $ that I could finally accept.
Trust him and you will be satisfied with his hard work for sure. Thank you again Sam!

About me

After working at a traditional law firm for 16 years, and after the birth of his daughter Lauren,
Sam decided to transform his practice. He is committed to providing the best possible legal
representation without all of the trapping of a traditional law firm. Sam and his paralegal Alisha
work primarily out of their homes. He always made a lot of house calls for client meetings
anyway. Working from home simply provided additional opportunities to take care of his family
as well as his clients.

Sam’s practice used to consist of business litigation, tax advisory, and corporate formation
practice. He found that work unrewarding, whereas representing injured persons felt right. Each
case is an opportunity to help someone who is hurting, provide information and clarity, take
stress out of people’s lives, and allow the healing process to be the primary focus. Insurance
companies are trying to take advantage of people every day – Sam is the pushback within the
system.

Sam attended Federal Way High School, Linfield college where he has bachelors of arts degrees
in mathematics and philosophy, and University of Washington School of Law.

Sam regularly teaches his continuing legal education classes to other lawyers – both instructing
on personal injury law and strategies and procedures related to personal injury litigation. His
courses include: How to Litigate Your First Jury Trial, Subrogation, and Mandatory Arbitration
Strategies. He brings special expertise in the application of courtroom technology to advocacy,
developing innovative approaches to the cost-effective representation of his clients.

Sam works on small cases and large cases. Sam completed a ten-week jury trial in the case
Bradford, et al., v. McDonnell Douglas Corporation, AlliedSignal, Inc. in King County Superior
Court in which he represented twenty-six flight attendants for claims of toxic chemical exposures
aircraft. He routinely tries jury cases and presents dozens of case in mandatory arbitration.

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I love meeting up with Sam because I always leave feeling energized and ready to do something new. Sam thinks outside the box, is methodical and data driven in measuring and obtaining results, and truly is innovative in the way he handles cases.